Dhaka vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$118	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$653
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	72	40
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	16.8M	573K

The cost of living in Dhaka is 39% less expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 8899th and 6866th ($430 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Bangladesh and Morocco, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5971st and 4758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Rabat

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	Dhaka	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$5394

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430